The Great Man's Lady
William A. Wellman1942-04-15
She's his secret woman!
6.3
90 min
In Hoyt City, a statue of founder Ethan Hoyt is dedicated, and 100 year old Hannah Sempler Hoyt (who lives in the last residence among skyscrapers) is at last persuaded to tell her story to a 'girl biographer'. Flashback: in 1848, teenage Hannah meets and flirts with pioneer Ethan; on a sudden impulse, they elope. We follow their struggle to found a city in the wilderness, hampered by the Gold Rush, star-crossed love, peril, and heartbreak. The star "ages" 80 years.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Barbara Stanwyck | Hannah Sempler Hoyt | Unowned |
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Joel McCrea | Mr. Sempler | Unowned |
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Brian Donlevy | Steely Edwards | Unowned |
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K.T. Stevens | Girl Biographer | Unowned |
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Thurston Hall | Mr. Sempler | Unowned |
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Lloyd Corrigan | Mr. Cadwallader | Unowned |
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Etta McDaniel | Delilah | Unowned |
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William B. Davidson | Sen. Knobs | Unowned |
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Lillian Yarbo | Mandy | Unowned |
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Helen Lynd | Bettina | Unowned |
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Mary Treen | Persis | Unowned |
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Lucien Littlefield | City Editor | Unowned |
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John Hamilton | Sen. Grant | Unowned |
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Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | Pogey | Unowned |
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George Irving | Dr. Adams (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Lane | Pierce (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Theodore von Eltz | Hank Allen (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Damian O'Flynn | Burns (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pat O'Malley | Officer Murphy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Frank M. Thomas | Frisbee | Unowned |
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Irving Bacon | Parson | Unowned |
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Hank Bell | Man #1, Hoyt City | Unowned |
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Monte Blue | Man #2, Hoyt City | Unowned |
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Horace B. Carpenter | Man in Saloon | Unowned |
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George Chandler | Forbes | Unowned |
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David Clyde | Bartender | Unowned |
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Tom Coleman | Spectator at Dedication | Unowned |
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Tex Cooper | Wagon Train Man | Unowned |
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Tex Driscoll | Wagon Train Member | Unowned |
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Fern Emmett | City Editor's Secretary | Unowned |
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Sam Harris | Politician on Dais | Unowned |
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G.P. Huntley | Quentin | Unowned |
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Jack Kenny | Man in Saloon | Unowned |
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Ethan Laidlaw | Man in Saloon | Unowned |
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Larry Lawson | Man #3, Hoyt City | Unowned |
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Buck Mack | Bartender | Unowned |
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Lee Moore | Gambler | Unowned |
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Ottola Nesmith | Mrs. Frisbee | Unowned |
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Anna Q. Nilsson | Paula Wales | Unowned |
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Milton Parsons | Foreman | Unowned |
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Bob Perry | Miner | Unowned |
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Lee Phelps | Chairman | Unowned |
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Tex Phelps | Townsman | Unowned |
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John Roy | Man in Saloon | Unowned |
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Eleanor Stewart | Miss Frisbee | Unowned |
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Dorothy Vernon | Spectator at Dedication | Unowned |
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Charles Williams | Assayer | Unowned |